The sound of the blacksmith's hammer could be heard in Princetown last week as a new Dartmoor boundary marker was created at the Princetown Forge.
The marker was made to replace an original which was stolen from Eylesbarrow last year. The marker, originally one of four placed on the moor in the latter part of the nineteenth century, is known as a 'cobra head' due to its unusual shape, resembling the hooded head of a cobra.
Four iron posts, 18 inches tall, resembling a cobra with flattened head are recorded in the Ordnance Survey boundary remark book of 1881 in which...
Help Dartmoor National Park Archaeologists and Rangers look after prehistoric stone rows in a day of conservation work on Friday 27 February 2015.
Dartmoor’s landscape is among the richest in western Europe in terms of its archaeological remains. Dartmoor contains the longest stone row in the world and has the greatest number of archaeological sites out of all the UK National Parks. In fact 60% of all stone rows to be found in England are on Dartmoor.
All of this takes some looking after and we hope that you will find the time to help us. The work will involve clearing...
The Young at Heart Club is a for men and woman who are 50 years young or more.
You are welcome to go along if you like music, games, quizzes, fascinating talks, bingo or just meeting people and making new friends.
The club gives people the opportunity to have fun in a relaxed environment. Meetings are every Friday from 1.30pm-3.30pm at St Sidwell’s Community Centre, Sidwell Street, Exeter.
The programme for the next few weeks is as follows:
All the images in this exhibition have been taken within cities and towns. They are contemporary records of urban life, but they are also testament to mankind’s ingenuity in adapting to new and challenging environments. These photographs capture the challenges we face on a daily basis, as well as the lifestyle choices and aesthetic stimulation arising from high population density and cultural diversity. Each of our photographers has emphasised beautiful elements to capture and hold our attention, particularly when the subject...
One of the UK’s top divorce lawyers, who is based in Exeter, is part of a line up of top speakers at a London event for senior women in surgery.
Liz Allen, head of the family law team at Stephens Scown LLP will join speakers including the psychologist, child therapist and media personality Professor Tanya Bryon and fashion designer Amanda Wakeley at the Senior Women in Surgery Day on Friday, 6 February. The event will take place at Amanda Wakeley’s showroom in Mayfair and is hosted by The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
A leading Devon accountancy firm has raised almost £10,000 for local and national charities.
Simpkins Edwards LLP, which has offices across the county in Exeter, Barnstaple, Okehampton, Heathfield, Holsworthy and Honiton, specialising in family owned businesses, raised a total of £9,616.11 for charitable causes during 2014.
A number of local charities benefited from the firm’s fundraising efforts, including FORCE Cancer Charity, Exeter Leukaemia Fund, Barnstaple Macmillan Cancer Support and North Devon Against Domestic Abuse. Amongst the national charities that received...
The Honeymead Ensemble returns to Exeter Cathedral for their sixth annual performance.
Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin)
Daniel Tong (piano) Kate Gould (cello)
Programme to include piano trios by Schubert and Dvořák.
Tickets (including interval drinks and canapés) are available from 01392 285983 or online (no booking fee for online purchases) www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/boxoffice
Residents of Exminster have the opportunity to decide if a Neighbourhood Plan can be used to influence planning decisions in the area over the next 20 years by voting in a parish referendum.
A Neighbourhood Plan is a community-led process for guiding the future development, regeneration and conservation of an area.
It contains aims, planning policies and proposals for improving the area or providing new community, sport and leisure facilities. It can be used to help decide where things should take place and to identify and protect important local green spaces.
Today (5 February) marks the one year anniversary of the severe storms which battered the Devon coastline, and washed away part of the Dawlish railway line and sea-wall.
Twelve months later, Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ of engineers has rebuilt the railway, enabling train services to run through Dawlish for the past 10 months, and has continued working around the clock to bolster and improve its defences for the local community and businesses alike.
A year ago, as turbulent storms washed away part of the railway line, Network Rail’s team was on the scene immediately The 300...
